We now know the likely cause of a Starship test flight failure that caused rocket parts to rain down over popular tourist destinations back in January, and forcing airlines to divert flights. The upper stage Starship spacecraft experienced a stronger-than-expected harmonic response, according to a statement from SpaceX. By harmonic response, engineers mean vibrations amplified […]
Meet Grace, the Hopping Robot That Will Dive Into the Moon’s Darkest Craters
Meet Grace, the brave hopper robot that’s designed to jump into the darkest depths of the Moon, providing never-before-seen views of permanently shadowed craters near the lunar south pole. Houston-based startup Intuitive Machines is gearing up to launch its second mission toward the Moon as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. The […]
Vote Set to Make Musk’s Starbase an Official City After SpaceX Employees Push Petition
Elon Musk’s dream of turning Starbase into an official city is one step closer to becoming a reality. A Texas county approved holding an election to let its residents decide whether to create a new town called Starbase, built around SpaceX’s ongoing launch endeavors. An election in Cameron County is set for May 3, and […]
Starlink-Starved Citizens Spark ‘National Emergency’ in the Falkland Islands
On Tuesday, February 4th, Starlink users in the Falkland Islands woke up with an email from the company saying they were about to be cut off. “You are currently using Starlink in an unauthorized territory. Local telecommunication authorities have instructed Starlink to disable your services,” the email said, according to reporting from the website OpenFalklands. […]
Trump’s Political Stunt to ‘Rescue’ ISS Astronauts Is Moving Forward
The Starliner saga has been ongoing for nearly five months, but newly inaugurated President Donald Trump has decided to try to swoop in for a last-minute rescue operation. NASA will reportedly swap one SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for another to return the two Starliner astronauts a little earlier than expected, complying with Trump’s boisterous attempt to […]